About 1 — WNY Fungi Festival

Meet our speakers and facilitators

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Dennis Walker Mycopreneur

Keynote Speaker

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William Padilla-Brown Mycosimbiote

Workshop: Truffles

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Allen L. Davies III The Fun Guy

Workshop: Koji

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KK - Flora Funga

Keynote Speaker

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Kirsten Reitan Sunrise Sensationals

Workshops:

The Secret Power of Trees - The Mycelium Network

Treegong - Qigong Among the Trees

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Sam Warren

Workshop: Log Inoculation

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Maryjo Lane

Workshop: Foraging and Identification Techniques

A young man with tattoos, holding a stick, makes a surprised face next to a tree with large mushrooms growing on its trunk in a forest.

Josh Zimmerman This Is Life Itself

Workshop: Chaga

Joseph Anderson Breathe Free Prosperity

Cold Plunge Experiences

Evening Parasympathetic Journey (Breath + Sound)